Is a Quarantinable Disease?

The list of quarantinable diseases is contained in an Executive Order of the President and includes cholera, diphtheria, infectious tuberculosis, plague, smallpox, yellow fever, viral hemorrhagic fevers(such as Marburg, Ebola, and Crimean-Congo), and severe acute respiratory syndromes.

Is malaria a quarantinable disease?

No, malaria is not contagious. It cannot be spread from person to person like a cold or the flu, or through sexual or casual contact with malaria- infected people, and therefore, quarantine or isolation are not needed.

What diseases are subject to federal isolation and quarantine law?

Under these orders, federal quarantine and isolation powers currently apply to the following diseases: cholera; diphtheria; infectious tuberculosis; plague; smallpox; yellow fever; viral hemorrhagic fevers; influenza caused by new or reemergent flu viruses that are causing, or have the potential to cause, a pandemic; ...